Like many gamers, we were looking forward to diving into the Street Fighter V beta set to begin yesterday evening. Unfortunately, the game ran into some technical problems for the first few users who got in, and Capcom has chosen to shut down the beta until the issues are resolved. “We apologize...
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The EVO Championship Series is the time for epic, come-from-behind victories. That's exactly what happened when Sleep NS squared off against UA My God in Killer Instinct. My God's Sabrewulf had Sleep NS' Kan-Ra against the ropes with under a minute to go. After a vicious combo, Kan-Ra only...
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We knew Jason's day to brawl Mortal Kombat style was coming , but we didn't know exactly when. Thankfully, it's very soon. The horror icon from the Friday the 13th films is arriving as DLC on May 5 for those who have purchased the Kombat Pack DLC collection. Those who want to purchase Jason...
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Double Helix, the developer that recently brought Killer Instinct back to life ( and then handed it over to Iron Galaxy after being purchased by Amazon ) had a Justice League game in the works that was cancelled. Some footage from that game recently appeared online. You can see the gameplay below, which...
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Capcom is working on a new update for Ultra Street Fighter IV , which will add new training challenges, additional online options, and changes to the game's balance. Also, it includes support for the upcoming Wild costumes. For the uninitiated, these are more than mere palette swaps; your favorite...
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The review embargo for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is up, but our review isn't ready. What's the holdup? While we've been able to play through the game extensively, the online component isn't up and running. Until we get a chance to see how well that aspect of the game performs, we're...
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Nintendo has plenty to celebrate. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS has not only sold well, but also is also its tenth Nintendo DS game to reach 1 million units in sales. Super Smash Bros' for 3DS is on fire! Today's NPD report had it coming in second for the best-selling games of October, right behind...
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NetherRealm Studio’s 2013 fighter, Injustice: Gods Among Us, took most of DC’s heavy hitters and threw them into an alternate dimension where they were forced to duke it out. The game was a blast, but it would be a lot better if it were free. Fortunately, PS Plus subscribers can check out...
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The contestants of Mortal Kombat kick the crap out of each other…repeatedly. Actually, they eviscerate each other…repeatedly. Who do you think nurses them back to heath? The gang at The Warp Zone put together this silly video of what a day in the life at the Mortal Kombat hospital must...
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Fans of Super Smash Bros. Melee will remember throwing down dual hammers with Nintendo’s 8-bit tag team, the Ice Climbers. The well-insulated brawlers weren’t the most popular fighters in Smash Bros. history, but that’s not why they didn’t make it into the upcoming Smash Bros...
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I know that headline doesn't really make sense, but you have to create some kind of pun about when writing a news story, and that was the one I came up with. If you don't already own one of the 1,000 releases of Capcom's premiere fighting game then now is your chance. Ultra Street Fighter...
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Double Helix Games developed Killer Instinct for the Xbox One, but that doesn't mean the fighter is done. Iron Galaxy Studios is soon adding boxer T.J. Combo to the mix. Microsoft is prepping a season two of downloadable releases for Killer Instinct, and it looks like T.J. Combo is the first fighter...
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You might not think that you need car insurance, but you never know when an expert martial artist training to participate in a legendary fighting tournament is going to use your car as a sparring partner. We've seen Street Fighter turned into a commercial for a cab company and a rock opera , but...
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Konami recently put in a request to have the fighting game Skullgirls delisted from Xbox Live and PlayStation Network after breaking ties with the game's co-publisher. The game will disappear for a short period of time, but in its place will be Skullgirls Encore. Konami co-published the original...
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Update : A Capcom representative has responded to our request for clarification on the upcoming removal of Marvel vs. Capcom titles from digital services. "Retail copies are currently unaffected," we were told via email. "But no additional copies will be sold into retail channels moving...
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Update: We reached out to Atlus to find out if any more details could be gleaned about to this new Persona 4 Arena outside of what has already been detailed. Unfortunately, Atlus was not ready to share any new details. The information covered by Famitsu magazine is in regard to the game's currently...
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The eSports community likes to tout how much it grow every year. Are you one of the gamers who's jumped on board? If not, what would it take to make you watch other people play games? Super Smash Bros. Melee recently broke streaming records at this years EVO fighting tournament. Nintendo's premier...
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Prepare to be pummeled with adorableness; Cat Fighter is quite possibly the cutest Street Fighter parody we've ever seen. If you aren't charmed by ThePetCollective 's lo-fi production values then wait until you see these cats spin through the air and start throwing meowdoukens at each other...
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Late night host Conan O'Brien has never been much of a gamer, but that won't stop him from having fun with NetherRealm's fighter Injustice: Gods Among Us. Some things are universal. Watch Conan make fun of Aquaman, kick butt with Lex Luthor, and show off his true fighting skills using his...
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In Divekick by Iron Galaxy Studios, you can dive and kick people as characters named Dive and Kick. There are two buttons. One button makes you dive and the other button makes you kick. That's the gist of Divekick, an upcoming PS3, Vita, and PC fighting game that delights in its own absurdity. Its...
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